IMSLP is a partner of the Open Goldberg Project and would be the first to say that we're contributing something new and unique. There are no "source code" versions of the Goldbergs that are machine readable and in public domain. There are also no modern recordings by esteemed artists that will have no usage limitations. Beyond that I can personally vouch for the exciting fact that Ishizaka is going to add something new and special to the corpus of Goldberg recordings.
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But-why?
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It's only so that machines can read it. The bits that humans read looks like music notation.
Correct! And in Hannibal Rising, and in Slaughterhouse Five, and in The Day the Earth Stood Still, and a dozen others. This music is epic.
IMSLP is a partner of the Open Goldberg Project and would be the first to say that we're contributing something new and unique. There are no "source code" versions of the Goldbergs that are machine readable and in public domain. There are also no modern recordings by esteemed artists that will have no usage limitations. Beyond that I can personally vouch for the exciting fact that Ishizaka is going to add something new and special to the corpus of Goldberg recordings.